History

A dedication to understanding the nervous system through research and how it can impact clinical care has defined Johns Hopkins Neurology and Neurosurgery since the very beginning.  Our team quickly became leaders in the industry with our research on how the brain reacts to injury along with innovations like the use of x-rays to guide brain surgery.

A half-decade later, when Hopkins neurologists and neurosurgeons came to understand that strokes, brain and nervous system conditions and disorders and nerve-severing accidents present such distinct problems that only specialized intensive care can save patients, they pioneered the first dedicated neurological critical care unit – the NCCU —in the country. Today, strengthened by unusually quick melding of laboratory-based and clinical research, the treatment of major injuries and disorders and diseases of the nervous system at The Johns Hopkins Hospital has led to mortality rates that are either the lowest or among the lowest anywhere in the world.

Johns Hopkins has emerged as one of the most comprehensive neurological centers of its kind, diagnosing and treating a large breadth of adult and pediatric neurological diseases and conditions. Each year, we provide over 30,000 outpatient consultations and perform more than 4,000 brain, tumor, vascular, and peripheral nerve operations each year. We commit ourselves to providing excellent patient care through individualized treatment plans. We continue to build on our mission to not only integrate research, education and patient care, but advance the fields of neurology and neurosurgery, oftentimes one patient at a time.